The Butler weekly times., 1887-05-04

/ when We cama back. Well, We
/ Summed till waS Incl II il. Then
he SAIL that - w were near his
/ room / should come up with him and
have something. We took = cab anl
drove there, liz produced bottle Of
wine and the tirs. glass finished me for
hat night. When | woke ~ next
morning / was i'll his b.d ii. had
eTeH tlI"n the suit wore and left me
/ ;heer rAs>, va, i'll and dis. but ]
dressed myself in what ho hal left me
! and went t. the B,iish Eagle. They
utterly repIdiatel me there Said
| they had never seen me- Said the man
, pretended W., hal paid his bill the
! night before aud had left for Paris
with his lu@">-a. They threatened to
| send for a policeman. and so there the
matter stands. | tried to find Mild
may : room, but couldn't. Now l have
a brother in New York who is wealthy
! can get money by cable. If you will
lend me enough to send message to
him will pay it trebly in twenty-four
hours
Very good. Write out the dispatch
to your brother"
Mr.. Johnson drew up to the table. and
after good deal of thought finished
his dispatch,
There he said at last, counting
over the words twice; "twenty-six
| words at two shillings each will be
tfty-two shillings. Big sum for send
ing telegram
1T is replied Lets see it"
He showed over the paper to ME. 1t
| read:
ADAa W. JOHNSON, WAII. STREET, NEW
| YoKK-Please cable me 81 0. Twill explain
| by letter. Don't delay.
CHARLES JOHNSON.
| Charing Cross Post-office.
There are two or three im'roye-
mcntS | can suggest. We will cut out
the Please the Il and the Don
delay Supposing we have the answe,
directed here
Yes. would be glad if you could get
the cable order cashed for me-
| That can be arranged. Now the
biggest Improvement is that cabling
costs but sixpence word. instead OF
two shillings. That will be eleven shil.
| lings."
Quite a saving" he said. without
showing much JOY over the economy
"Well, if you will kindly give me tht
eleven shillings l will send the mes,
sage"
"Oh. you don't need to trouble. II
send the message. You call in to
morrow and the answer will be here. y
Il see you are afraid to trust me will
the money"
''Oh. not at all; but l know some o
the fellows at the cable Office. and
through.
| All"
"You call in about this time to-mor
row.
"Ie~, but how am to live till them
How did YOU expect 10 live? Yo,
We're go!n" off all righ. with the cable
gram
Il thought you would-'
Here he paused?
"You thought | would WHAT"
well. to tell the honest truth.
thought perhaps l could condense tn,
cablegram bit and save enough t.
help me through until tomorrow.
Il don't think it would be advisable
to condcnse it.
jess SO. You couldn't see you
way to--a tritie--I-.'
Don't think | could"
.'Ah. very we'll. I'll call in to-mor
row. That is, of course. if am alive.
Certainly. Any reasonable reser
vation."
You might open the reply if I'm no
here when it comes"
Very good
We'll. good day. sir"
Good day
H was game TO the last. though
he was going to swear Il little when
! found he was not to get the money fo
the cable dispatch, However. h
didn't. The cableglam is still on m
desk. 1t has not been sent. as
thought it best TO wait and see if NJ
Johnson called again. 1t is two week
since he was here, and am beginnin
TO fear that he has again fallen int
the hands of the wicked Mildma,
Still. if this should meet .he eye of h
brother in Wall street he may forw ar
; me the one hundred dollars, and l sha
make it the nucleus of fund for til
assistance of pc ople who are strands
in London.-Luke Sharp, in Dstro
Free Press.
=, Extracted Honey.
There is one very serious objection
the purchase of this class of hone,
z | which l have neYer seen noted Y,